COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.93.26
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
Creator Name:
Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1758 - 1823
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Title:
A Seated Female Nude
View:
Front
Creation Date:
about 1793
Creation Start Date:
1791
Creation End Date:
1795
Materials and Techniques:
black and white chalk on blue laid paper
Classification Term:
chalk
Dimensions:
H.13-1/8 x W.8-5/8 in.
Component Measured:
sheet
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
93.26
Credit Line:
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Inscriptions:
MARK
Context:
The Seated Female Nude is a preparatory drawing for Prud'hon's 1793 masterpiece, The Union of Love and Friendship. The figure is an allegory of Friendship. In this preliminary study, the artist considered placing a veil over the head of the figure. In the painting, Prud'hon substituted the wreath of myrtle and pomegranate-the symbol of concord and internal harmony, which is the traditional iconographical attribute of Friendship.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.1329c.tif
